I can understand doing presents before her birthday so they don't have to take them away with them. But why a birthday cake so far from her actual birthday, when that's something you can easily get elsewhere to make the actual day special. Unless they have gone to Portugal, where there are no cakes and maybe she doesn't like melon? It's not like it was for a proper party, even then for my daughters birthday last month she only had a birthday cake on her birthday (and friends over for tea on that day so they had some too) and then I made small cakes when we had the family party after.
Also they took Isla's away with them and she had to make do with a bit of a crap, small, cheap cake and that was her birthday. She didn't get a pre birthday present opening. Esme gets a special day with cake and a trip out with Lottie, then whatever they did on holiday - Sarah said it was better than her birthday will be, then said actually no it won't be implying they have something planned whilst on holiday.
It's better that there isn't the pile of tat, even if some of the presents didn't really need to be presents. I'd prefer water and shampoo than LOL dolls, but I think there will be more to come.
I know Isla has had big birthdays in the past (Florida) but it's been years since she's really had much compared to others, she probably can't even remember much about the good ones she had. She's unlucky having it so close to Jace's because they are unable to focus on both so hers gets overlooked. She has been spoilt in the past which wasn't right either, but it must hurt to have the birthdays either side of her have bigger proper birthday cakes (sometimes more than one in the case of Jace) and she gets something in the style that would just be for a normal day after tea.
Also they took Isla's away with them and she had to make do with a bit of a crap, small, cheap cake and that was her birthday. She didn't get a pre birthday present opening. Esme gets a special day with cake and a trip out with Lottie, then whatever they did on holiday - Sarah said it was better than her birthday will be, then said actually no it won't be implying they have something planned whilst on holiday.
It's better that there isn't the pile of tat, even if some of the presents didn't really need to be presents. I'd prefer water and shampoo than LOL dolls, but I think there will be more to come.
I know Isla has had big birthdays in the past (Florida) but it's been years since she's really had much compared to others, she probably can't even remember much about the good ones she had. She's unlucky having it so close to Jace's because they are unable to focus on both so hers gets overlooked. She has been spoilt in the past which wasn't right either, but it must hurt to have the birthdays either side of her have bigger proper birthday cakes (sometimes more than one in the case of Jace) and she gets something in the style that would just be for a normal day after tea.